26th got my brick & mortor on the ground
for a brick chimney & oven but got disap
pointed in a mason to do the work to day
I walked 15 miles after masons was
vary feeble in body with the bowel
complaint & piles 15 [miles]
~ Wednesday
27th Mr Treat & Coulton came to
put up my chimney I was feeble in
body but laboured hard
~ Thursday
28 was quite Ill but laboured hadrd in
tending mason
~ Friday
29th finished my chimney & paid $4
for building it it was near midnight
before I got cleared away so as to lie
down we had a heavy thunder storm with
hail the Twelve had a council I was
not preasent was much out of health
~ Saturday
30 Their was two companies of the
Nauvoo Legion called out to remove a
grog shop out of the way. Elders Brewett
& Price assisted me make some doors I
am still unwell feel feeble. The City Council
met in the evening [FIGURE] & during their business 31st Sunday I met in council
they Appointed me as a maember of the
City Council of the city of Nauvoo I
was notifyed of my appointment in the morning
~ Sunday
31st Sunday I met with the Presidency &
Twelve at Hiram Smith office & spent
most of the day in council Joseph severely
reproved Benjamin Winchester for getting
out of his place & doing wrong after which
Joseph taught us principle for several hours
which was interestings. He spoke upon the
gathering of the Nations, building of the kingdom
of God, the traditions & wickedness of this
generations &c I was sick had hands laid upon
me returned home & went to rest
~ Tuesday
26th got my brick & mortor on the ground
for a brick chimney & oven but got disap
pointed in a mason to do the work to day
I walked 15 miles after masons was
vary feeble in body with the bowel
complaint & piles 15
~ Wednesday
27th Mr Treat & Coulton came to
put up my chimney I was feeble in
body but laboured hard
~ Thursday
28 was quite Ill but laboured hard in
tending mason
~ Friday
29th finished my chimney & paid $4
for building it it was near midnight
before I got cleared away so as to lie
down we had a heavy thunder storm with
hail the Twelve had a council I was
not preasent was much out of health
~ Saturday
30 Their was two companies of the
Nauvoo Legion called out to remove a
grog shop out of the way. Elders Brewett
& Price assisted me make some doors I
am still unwell feel feeble. The City Council
met in the evening [FIGURE] & during their business
Sunday I met in Council
they Appointed me a member of the
City Council of the City of Nauvoo I
was notifyed of my appointment in the morning
~ Sunday
31st Sunday I met with the Presidency &
Twelve at Hiram Smith. office & spent
most of the day in Council Joseph severely
reproved Benjamin Winchester for getting
out of his place & doing wrong after which
Joseph taught us principle for several hours
which was interesting. He spoke upon the
gathering of the Nations, building of the kingdom
of God, the traditions & wickedness of this
generations &c I was sick had hands laid upon
me returned home & went to rest
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," October 26, 1841 - October 31, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/GO0